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>Whether or not it was the author's intent, some people will surely read it as saying, tacitly, there is no problem, and anyone who says there is a problem is b
by minikites 6y ago
>Whether or not it was the author's intent, some people will surely read it as saying, tacitly, there is no problem, and anyone who says there is a problem is being hysterical or otherwise detached from reality.
I'm expecting 90% of the comments on this article to be some form of this. Many people think racism ended when we elected Obama.
- ziroshima 6y agoSome people may think that racism ended, but I don't think most do. In fact, I'd say this is a 'straw man', to quote the parent. I think the problem people have is seeing racism enacted to combat racism, which is just going to result in a feedback loop producing more racism, tribalism, and division.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoHmm. The current approach of "combating racism" (quotas, preferences, "white fragility", etc.) almost has to produce tribalism, which, since it's tribalism on the axis of race, will almost certainly produce more racism down the road. Once you put it that way, it seems almost inevitable.
- minikites 6y agoDo you remember how many people got upset when a black man knelt for the national anthem at a football game? Lots of people definitely think racism is over.